RESO 1990-02 - HHS Hornet Football• •
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
RESOLUTION 90 -1 -9.2
HONORING
HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
DECADE OF THE 180'S
WHEREAS the quality of any program is more accurately measured over an
extended period of time; and
WHEREAS the decade of the 1980's has been a period when Huntsville High
School athletes in general and Hornet Football in specific has been
judged to be of exceptional quality; and
WHEREAS championship records and honors bestowed on teams and individual
athletes through on- the -field competition and by those who closely
follow the game are the benchmarks by which predecessors and
successors are always evaluated; and
WHEREAS Huntsville Hornet Football has been accorded many titles and honors
over the past ten years to include:
- Games of the Decade Selection - Houston Chronicle, Huntsville vs.
Lake Highlands, 1989 -5A Regional, last minute come from behind
victory
- Top 1.0 Teams of the Decade - Houston Chronicle, 1980 State
Champions Class 4A (12 -1 -1)
- State Passing Record - Steve Clements, Huntsville, 8,204 yards
1986 -89
- 1989 Season Passing Record - Steve Clements, Huntsville, 3,712
yards - Parade All America - A.P. All State Texas High School
Player of the Year
- 1980 State Championship - Class 4A
- 1989 Quarterfinalist - Class 5A
- Eight District Championships
- Five Bi- District Championships
- One Area Championship
- One Quarterfinal Championship
- One Semifinal Championship
- The 7 -0 win over Klein Oak in the 1989 play -offs gave Huntsville
bi- district wins in two consecutive seasons. The only other time
this occurred was in 1952 -53 when Joe Clements was quarterback.
This game was also the first play -off shut -out since the 1980 State
final game against Paris won by Huntsville 21 -0.
- In the first four years in U.I.L. Class 5A competition, Huntsville
was 36 -11 with two District Championships. The Hornets have never
finished District 15 -5A lower than second.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, THAT:
Recognition and appreciation be extended to Coach Joe Clements and to all of
the coaches, players, trainers, managers, band, cheerleaders, pep squad, drill
team, students, faculty, administration and boards of the Huntsville
Independent School District of the past ten years for these outstanding
achievements which have added immeasurably to the legend of the Hornets and
inspired us all.
Passed by unanimous vote of the City Council, City of Huntsville, this the 9th
day of January, 1990, and to attest is ascribed the hand of the Mayor and
affixed the seal of the City.
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS